Anyone see the new auto lineup from 2011 Allen & Ginter? Looks like Topps has Annika, Nancy Lopez and Jim Nantz in their autograph set this year! What does that mean for UD, who like to issue cards of 5-6 golfers in every set and Lopez and Sorenstam are two of them - Maybe Topps will pick up the baton and get some golf action going?

I think what it was with the sticker autos is they signed a set amount and were paid a set amount and any subsequent leftovers were still owned by Upper Deck. The rights were probably exclusive during the terms of the contracts or while Upper Deck was releasing golf product. Annika, Lopez and Nantz are not currently under contract with Upper Deck to my knowledge so they are fair game for Topps.